Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]

[J4MIE_P]

Hey Guys,

Finally joined the forum after spending the last month reading and taking everything in so I thought the least I could do was start to contribute back

I'm from Stamford just outside Peterborough and only really started cycling this year and usually average around 50-75 miles a week.

Looking forward to posting some of my rides

EDIT: Also added my Strava link for anyone interested;
http://app.strava.com/athletes/2038470

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Never been so wet in my life.

Never been swimming then.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Hey Guys,

Finally joined the forum after spending the last month reading and taking everything in so I thought the least I could do was start to contribute back

I'm from Stamford just outside Peterborough and only really started cycling this year and usually average around 50-75 miles a week.

Looking forward to posting some of my rides

EDIT: Also added my Strava link for anyone interested;
http://app.strava.com/athletes/2038470

Jamie, just keep at it.

 

[J4MIE_P]

Jamie, just keep at it.

Thanks Nigel,

Getting easier each time I head out

Aiming to break 100 for the week, fingers crossed!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Hey Guys,

Finally joined the forum after spending the last month reading and taking everything in so I thought the least I could do was start to contribute back

I'm from Stamford just outside Peterborough and only really started cycling this year and usually average around 50-75 miles a week.

Looking forward to posting some of my rides

EDIT: Also added my Strava link for anyone interested;
http://app.strava.com/athletes/2038470

Welcome - look forward to seeing your progress!

 

[User28924]

Never been swimming then.

Nope. Wetter than that.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Never been so wet in my life.

I got drenched last night in the most horrific downpour, tonight was 20 miles of constant rain

On one I am the slowest

At least you have something to aim for. Seriously, I wouldn't sweat it, the only times you need to compare against are your own, if you are improving your own times, who cares where you sit on a leader board.

 

[MaxInc]

At least you have something to aim for. Seriously, I wouldn't sweat it, the only times you need to compare against are your own, if you are improving your own times, who cares where you sit on a leader board.

I am comparing with others on Strava but to be inspired not to compete. If a lady can climb that hill in half my best time, there's certainly room for improvement And if another 500 out of 510 can ride faster than me, I can certainly do better so it helps me push forward and not focuse on finding excuses

 

[spooks]

Oops just bought myself a Bianchi. Not quite sure how this has happened but it's rather lovely.

 

[Andy Smith]

That's quite an accident, hope your happy together! Just for interests sake, do you have any children and if so are you happy how they happened or is this the first time you've suffered from this problem??

 

[spooks]

Haha no kids, only cats! I told myself that I was only going to look and then go away and think about it. Like hell that was going to happen.

 

[Andy Smith]

Good on you, we only get one go at Life so I'm very much for going for it while you can. Have to say they are great looking bikes, I'm sure you'll love it.

 

[RWright]

Oops just bought myself a Bianchi. Not quite sure how this has happened but it's rather lovely.

I hope you have lots of fun on it.

 

[stevey]

Never been so wet in my life.

Tell me about it got soaked to my under crackers....

 

[simmi]

I went for a nice trail run this evening, a friend from my cycling club is chairman of a new local running club and he has been trying to get me to come along for a couple of months. I have always shied away thinking that I would not be good enough. Well anyway I went along tonight as they were having a steady run as most are racing tomorrow. We ended up doing about 4 miles of trail running through some local woods.
I must say that I found it most enjoyable and will be going back again.
I took along my cycling garmin edge 500 which I have used for running before with no problems but this time when I entered my data on garmin connect it said I had done 3.65 miles and strava said 4.7 miles, how can this be surely both sites are using the same data so why the difference?